Necrotizing fasciitis in a 68-year old patient with insulin-treated steroid diabetes
- Voulgari, Christina
- Alexaki, Eleftheria
- Chini, Stavroula
- Vogiaki, Sofia
- Gamatsi, Irene
- Pagoni, Stamata
Publication date
December 2016
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.Abstract
AbstractA 68-year old man was admitted to our department with left arm erythema, pain, and swelling after injecting insulin isophane. LRINEC score, CT, and MRI imaging diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis. With surgical debridement, tight glycemic control and treatment, the patient was discharged 13 days later
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